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Although the Taliban have claimed responsibility
for the downing of Flight 102, initial reports
based on communications from the crew after
takeoff indicate that the crash was caused by an
accidental load shift which caused the aircraft
to become unstable and eventually led to the
loss of control by the pilots. The National
Transportation Safety Board will lead a team to
assist the Afghanistan Ministry of
Transportation and Commercial Aviation in the
investigation of a cargo plane crash.
NTSB Senior Air Safety Investigator Tim LeBaron
will be the U.S. accredited representative. He
will lead a team of three additional
investigators from the NTSB as well as
representatives from the Federal Aviation
Administration and The Boeing Company. Onboard
Flight 102 was 4 pilots, 2 mechanics and a load
master.
Crew – Jamie Brokaw, pilot, Monroe, MI, Brad
Hasler, pilot, Trenton, MI, Jeremy Lipka, pilot,
Brooklyn, MI, Rinku Summan, pilot, Canton, MI,
Michael Sheets,
loadmaster,
Ypsilanti, MI, Gary Stockdale, mechanic,
Romulus, MI, Timothy Garrett, mechanic,
Louisville, KY.
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